The team that used an unmanned...

SUB'S LIFELINE CUT.

April 28, 1989

BOSTON — SUB'S LIFELINE CUT. The team that used an unmanned submersible to explore the Titanic wreckage tried Thursday to raise the robot's younger brother, which went out of control in choppy seas during its debut. Jason, as the 7-foot long, remote-operated sub has been dubbed, is scheduled to be the star of the show Monday. Students are to gather at museums to watch via satellite as the robot explores ruins of a Roman ship. When teachers and technicians tuned in Wednesday to test the $7 million hookup, they were stunned to see scientists aboard the support ship, Star Hercules, holding the severed cord that had been Jason's lifeline. Jason disappeared as engineers at Turner Broadcasting Systems Inc. in Atlanta were coordinating with 12 museums in the United States and one in Canada. The crew hopes to recover the sub today.